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From our new daily blog, Short Stack. We know that our economy, which used to be our ace, is in the tank. But, to make matters worse, the highest member of the Nobel Prize jury has now proclaimed us cultural Philistines. We're just too insular and ignorant to produce great literature, says Hora ... more »
Washington Post  –  Oct 10, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

'Moby-Dick' sparks Mass. legislative battle
The question of whether to choose an official book for the state of Massachusetts made for a whale of a debate.
USA Today  –  Oct 10, 2008 5:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Hef's the centerfold in 'Mr. Playboy' biography
Delivering a shocking, stripped-bare book about Hugh Hefner is a bit like promising an expos on Madonna. In the case of both ...
USA Today  –  Oct 10, 2008 4:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

This week's top 10 bestsellers in hardback fiction
This week's top 10 bestsellers in hardback fiction
The Guardian  –  Oct 10, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Booker prize winners, shortlists and judges
Full details of the winners, judges and shortlisted books for all the Booker prizes
The Guardian  –  Oct 10, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Behind the scenes of Burial at Thebes with Seamus Heaney and Derek Walcott
Take a look behind the scenes of the new Globe production with director Derek Walcott and writer Seamus Heaney
The Guardian  –  Oct 10, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak
A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature ...
USA Today  –  Oct 10, 2008 2:17 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Photographer Captures MLK's 'Most Daring Dream'
Photographer Robert Houston chronicled Martin Luther King's 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Now his images can be seen in the exhibit, "Most Daring Dream," at Morgan State University. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Aaron Bryant, curator of Houston's exhibition.
NPR.org  –  Oct 10, 2008 1:39 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Mary Richert: Can video games encourage reading?
Mary Richert: Authors and publishers are using video games to hook young readers. It's a smart move, but the proof is in the programming
The Guardian  –  Oct 10, 2008 1:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
A selection of illustrations from a new edition of Alan Aldridge's children's classic
The Guardian  –  Oct 10, 2008 12:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?